Wire-tightener



(No Model.)

s. CAMPBELL. n WIRE TIGHTENER.- No. 247,612. Patented Sept. 27,1881.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL CAMPBELL, OF NORTH ENGLISH, IOWA.

WIRE-TIGHTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 247,612, datedSeptember 27, 1881.

Application filed July 8, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat SAMUEL CAMPBELL, a

citizen of the United States of America, resid-- lass, and clutchesarranged to grasp and draw the wires to be tightened together, all ofwhich will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of my device; Fig. 2, a view of oneof the clutches, and Fig. 3 the hook used for hanging my device to thefence when not in actual use.

A is a square or rectangular iron frame, to one endofwhicl is hinged theyoke a, as shown. Through its center runs the windlass b, to the ends ofwhich and outside the frame is attached the crank c, and ratchet-wheel dengaging the pawl c, as shown.

0 are the clutches, one of which is attached to the yoke 00, the otherto a rope or chain,f, wound aroundthe windlass b. The unattached ends ofthe clutches are enlarged, and have formed in them grooves e, in whichrun the fencewires g, as shown. The keepers h are (No model.)

wedge-shaped, and operate in the grooves c, pressing the fence-wiresfirmly against the bottom. The keepers are-held against the wires by thestops i, and have suitable teeth to prevent the wires from slipping, asshown in Fig. 2. For convenience the keepers may be attached to theclutches by chains.

70 is a hook for attaching the stretcher to the fence when not in use.

In the operation of my device the opposite ends of the fence-wire to bestretched are caught and held by the clutches in the manner shown. Thewindlass is then Wound up, and by the consequent shortening of the ropethe clutches are drawn together and the wire stretched or tightened. Theoperation is then completed by twisting the ends of the wire together.

I claim for my device that it is simple, of

easy application and effective operation, and may be used either tostretch new fences or tighten old ones.

What 1 claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- In awire-tightener, the combination of the frame A, having yoke a, windlassb,'and rope f, with the clutches 0, provided with grooves 0, stops i,and keepers h, all arranged and operating as described.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL CAMPBELL.

Witnesses:

ACHILLES MORRIS, WILLIAM WOODLAND.

